RUDAR XXXIII - FM ROUND ROBIN
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 06 Feb 2026 in Pozarevac, Serbia. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1946, and top seed was Milko Popchev (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2172).
Milko Popchev (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2172) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Leah Rice (3.0) and Toni Milunovic (3.0).
The biggest upset came in round 4: Aleksandar Mitrovic (1786) beat Stefan M Tadic (1916), a +130-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Milko Popchev led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Milko Popchev never relinquished the lead after R1; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
GM Milko Popchev drew with WCM Leah Rice (Black).
GM Milko Popchev went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇧🇬GMPopchev, Milko | 2172 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 8.00 | 11.0 | -0.8 | 2141 |
| 2 | 🇸🇬WCMRice, Leah | 1964 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 6.50 | 12.0 | +14.0 | 2014 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸FMMilunovic, Toni | 2022 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 6.50 | 12.0 | -1.8 | 2003 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳Bakhare Atharva | 1814 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 4.75 | 12.5 | +19.2 | 1972 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸Tadic, Stefan M | 1916 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1.5 | 4.25 | 13.5 | -32.0 | 1803 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸Mitrovic, Aleksandar | 1786 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1.0 | 1.50 | 14.0 | -6.8 | 1738 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bakhare AtharvaIND+19.22.5 pts · #4
- 2Rice, LeahWCMSGP+14.03.0 pts · #2
- 3Popchev, MilkoGMBUL-0.84.0 pts · #1
- 1Tadic, Stefan MSRB-32.01.5 pts · #5
- 2Mitrovic, AleksandarSRB-6.81.0 pts · #6
- 3Milunovic, ToniFMSRB-1.83.0 pts · #3
- R4+130 Elo gap